Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we may or may not respect children’s social preferences. So often, we forget that children are human too. In other words, they have bad days, grumpy moods, and sometimes don’t want to be social. Yesterday was one of those days where I did not feel like being social. I…
Creating literacy-rich environments is certainly a buzz phrase in preschool classrooms. It seems that everyone is always looking for new literacy activities to make their preschool classrooms literacy-rich. But, unfortunately, what appears to be missing from a lot of these conversations is meaning. It’s not enough to just have a lot of print in your…
Not all classrooms should try to teach a second language. This article explores the pros and cons of teaching another language in your classroom.